The new and improved History of Glover book has been printed and is available. It now includes a page of corrections and additions as well as a detailed index.
Also, we have also just been informed that the state has granted us a historic roadside marker commemorating our town’s namesake, John Glover. It will be installed on the town green once the new redesigned green layout is completed next summer.
Howard Coffin introduces Tyler Alexander to the audience.
On September 5 at the Glover Town Hall, we sponsored the launch of Tyler Alexander’s new book, IF I CAN GET HOME THIS FALL, which chronicles the story of Gloverite, Dan Mason and his exploits during the Civil War fighting in many of the major battles. The story is told through the many letters that he wrote home to his fiancé, Harriet Clark. It turned out to be a standing-room-only crowd. Howard Coffin, noted Vermont war historian, introduced Tyler to the crowd at which point Tyler gave a presentation about how he came to write the book after discovering the treasure trove of letters in the state archives. Mason’s writing is so elegant and enjoyable to read, a tribute to the quality education he received at Glover’s Orleans Liberal Institute. In honor of one of his statements to Harriet, about not having had any apple pie in weeks due to the food supply chain to soldiers in the field, after Tyler’s presentation we had an apple pie break with many donated pies.
Slab City Monument
Dedicated in Glover
On the 4th of July, the Glover Historical Society dedicated a new granite monument at the Shadow Lake Fishing Access commemorating the village that was known as “Slab City.” From the 1820s to the 1930s, this industrial village located at the outlet of Shadow Lake (then called Stone Pond) was the home of several water-powered mills and factories. Officially named South Glover, the village was the home of a general store with a post office, a school and many homes and farms.
About fifty people, many of them Shadow Lake summer residents, attended the unveiling of the monument last Friday. The Glover Historical Society thanked the many people responsible for the installation of the monument: Gary Blow, Don Gilman, Andy Fournier, Mark Gherardi, John Rodgers, Francis Tash, Bob Trottier, Joe Zacharer and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.The monument includes a laser-etched image of a c. 1910 postcard, cut in black granite from India, showing the village from across Stone Pond. Below the etching is detailed text inscribed on Barre granite. The monument sits on a base cut from granite found in the old quarry on Quarry Hill in Slab City. The Glover Historical Society is working on a book telling the story of Slab City which they plan to publish in 2015.
Vermont History Expo
UPDATE NOTE: The state historical society decided to discontinue history expo as of October 2017. It was a great event and we miss it. Here is a link to the VTDigger article about its demise: https://vtdigger.org/2017/10/23/vermont-history-expo-discontinued/
On another note, we participated in Vermont History Expo in Tunbridge on June 21 & 22 and the theme was the arts. Therefore, our theme this year was “Johnny Prindle, Glover’s Vaudeville Star”. Randy Williams & Betsy Day went down on June 20, set up the booth and spent the weekend on site. Joan and Cedric Alexander came down on Saturday to booth sit and enjoy the Expo. We got lots of positive comments and feedback on our flashy booth display. We made lots of connections with other historical societies and organizations, including the archaeologist for the VT department of transportation. The weather was wonderful and we all enjoyed our time there. Now time to start thinking about what our theme will be in two years.
Here are some photos of the event.
